Sita-Durva (White scutch grass)
Sitā Dūrvā सिता दूर्वा
Cynodon dactylon (white-flowered variety) · Poaceae
Common: White scutch grass · Doob grass (white)
grass whole plant, fresh juice shita wild-abundant
Rasa-Panchaka — five-fold pharmacology
- Rasa
- madhura · kashaya— tastes at first contact
- Guna
- laghu · snigdha— qualities
- Virya
- shita— potency (cooling)
- Vipaka
- madhura— post-digestive effect
Dosha effect
V
Vata
↓pacifies
P
Pitta
↓pacifies
K
Kapha
·neutral
pacifies (↓) aggravates (↑) neutral (·)
Functions
varnyarefrigerantanti-itchwound-healing
Common Bermuda grass, white-flowered variety. Sacred herb in Hindu ritual; cosmetically a refrigerant + anti-itch. Used as fresh juice in face packs.